I’m in awe of this story, because my mathematical skills are so deficient.
In just four months, Mohamed Altoumaimi has found a formula to explain and simplify the so-called Bernoulli numbers, a sequence of calculations named after the 17th century Swiss mathematician Jacob Bernoulli, the Dagens Nyheter daily said.
Altoumaimi, who came to Sweden six years ago, said teachers at his high school in Falun, central Sweden were not convinced about his work at first.
These last couple of days I have been checking out what my High School Junior daughter is struggling with in Mathematics (Binomial Theorem and other calculus stuff), foolishly thinking that I could -maybe- as a Mother, assist her in some small way as she prepares for her exams.
What an incredible feat for this young Iraqi man, and what a humbling experience for his teachers!
(PS: For those who have no idea who Robert Langdon is… check here).
